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County approves grant to teach seniors AI tech By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission approved a grant Aug. 6 to fund classes to educate elderly residents about AI technology. A $10,000 OpenAI grant will be distributed through the AARP’s Older Adults Technology Service division to fund five programs for the county’s Senior Services Department, according to county documents. The programs will help elderly adults learn more about artificial intelligence technology. Open AI is an artificial intelligence research organization based in San Francisco and the creator of the popular chatbot ChatGPT. The grant funding also will be used to improve Wi-Fi at Sexton Hall, a lifeenrichment facility in Cumming. The county’s Senior Services Department was chosen for the grant because it previously has offered programs to educate elderly adults about AI, said Russell Brown, Forsyth County Department of Communications director. The department is a provider of the AARP’s Senior Planet Program, which teaches older adults about technology. The department already offers technology information courses,
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